Solid Overlay Timber Flooring

Australian Hardwood Solid Overlay & Wideboard Solid Overlay Flooring

Solid Overlay & Wideboard Solid Overlay Flooring

Solid Overlay timber flooring is a product designed for applications where the beauty, style and warmth of a solid timber floor is important, but there are limitations on the area's sub-floor or the application requires a floor thinner than traditional solid timber flooring. The reason solid overlay timber flooring can achieve a thinner board thickness is because it is only designed to be installed directly over a flat, structural and well-supported surface such as existing timber floors, plywood, structural sheet flooring or with some select species of timber, concrete.

Thanks to the unique design the wear thickness of an overlay timber floor is not compromised by the thinner board thickness, retaining the same wear thickness as traditional solid timber floors.

Solid Overlay timber flooring can be installed in most situations; however there are specific installation and fixing procedures that must be followed to ensure the long term performance of the timber floor.

Features and Benefits

Solid Overlay timber flooring and Wideboard Solid Overlay timber flooring are essentially the same in design, with the difference being the individual 'Wideboard' floorboards are much wider giving a bolder appearance. Some of the key features and benefits of overlay solid hardwood timber floors are:

Thinner boards (14mm), perfect for renovations or refurbishments where existing floors are in place

Long lasting and hard wearing

Easy to maintain

Installation over existing timber, sheet floor and concrete*

Can be re-stained to change the floor colour

A renewable resource with a low manufacturing environment impact

* Please speak with us on the conditions and availability of this type of fixing method.

Timber Species

We supply a huge range of performance tested Australian hardwood timbers.

Selecting your timber species for your new Solid Overlay Timber Floor comes down to an aesthetic choice. The timber species will determine the general look, such as colour and grain patterns, however with timber being a natural product even within one species there will be variations. Some species exhibit only small variations while others vary greatly in colour and features.

Popular Species

Blackbutt

Blue Gum

Brushbox

Ironbark Red / Grey

Mixed Hardwood

New England Blackbutt

NSW Spotted Gum

QLD Spotted Gum

Roasted Cayenne

Roasted Peat

Stringybark

Tallowwood

Tasmanian Oak

Turpentine

White Mahogany

American Oak* (non-Australian species)

Other Species

Grey Box

Grey Gum

Can't see the species you are looking for? At NS Timber Flooring we supply so many species it is hard to list them all - contact one of our Design Consultants today to enquire on the species you are wanting in your next timber flooring project.

Specifications

Board Sizing

Width and thickness of the individual boards (mm)

83 x 14

130 x 14

180 x 14

Board Length

Length of the individual boards (mm)

400 - 2700

(600 - 4500 available for some NSW species)

Grade

Grades are based on the surface appearance

Select

Standard

Rustic

Durability

Based on the timber's ability to resist decay and degradation

Species specific

Surface Durability

Based on the timber's ability to resist surface damage and degradation

Very durable

Wear layer

The amount of timber that is above the tongue and groove (joints)

6mm

Sanding

Whether the surface can be sanded

Yes

Fixing

The methods of fixing available

Secret Fixed

Installation Sub-floor

The type of sub-floor the flooring can be installed on to (note: requirements may vary)

Over Existing Timber

Over Sheet Floors

Over Concrete*

* Please speak with us on the availability of this type of fixing method.

For more information of the how to select your solid overlay timber floor and additional general information on flooring specification and installation, please visit our Selection Process page.

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